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August 18, 2019

Floating Drums and Lederhosen: Ben Folds’ Musical Journey

Ben Folds recently spoke about his new memoir, “A Dream About Lightning Bugs,” with Tom Casciato for the PBS NewsHour.

August 13, 2019

Santana on Woodstock at 50: “Kumbaya will kick your ass”

As we near the 50th anniversary of Woodstock, Carlos Santana speaks with Tom Casciato about the smell of his childhood violin, the way Otis Rush influenced him, his hallucinogenic Woodstock performance, and how “Kumbaya will kick your ass from here to eternity.”

May 8, 2019

Joe Jackson: Can’t Stop The Invisible Man

Musician Joe Jackson was drawn early to classical music before achieving fame as a frenetic rocker, then going on to develop one of the broadest compositional palettes in contemporary music. In the midst of his 40th anniversary tour, Jackson reflects on a unique career with Tom Casciato.

December 21, 2018

Nils Lofgren: 50 Years Of Just Being A Guy In The Band

Tom Casciato recently interviewed Nils Lofgren at the Stone Pony in Asbury Park and NYC’s City Winery at the close of Nils’s Golden Anniversary tour for his reflections half-century making music with Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen, and many others.

November 28, 2016

Watch Don Cheadle and Tom Casciato behind the scenes in Years Of Living Dangerously

November 7, 2016

YEARS OF LIVING DANGEROUSLY Episode 3 premieres!

Tom Casciato’s “Death of the Central Valley” will premiere Wednesday night, November 9, at 10 pm on the National Geographic Channel. It’s Season 2/Episode 2 of the Emmy Award-winning climate-change series YEARS OF LIVING DANGEROUSLY.

November 2, 2016

YEARS OF LIVING DANGEROUSLY – TONIGHT

Tom Casciato’s “Storms of the Future,” with Ian Somerhalder, Nikki Reed, and scientists from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute premieres as part of the second season of the Emmy Award-winning climate-change series YEARS OF LIVING DANGEROUSLY — tonight at 10 pm EDT on the National Geographic Channel. Streaming begins tomorrow on Hulu, iTunes, Amazon, GooglePlay, and the NatGeo TV app.

October 8, 2016

YEARS OF LIVING DANGEROUSLY to premiere

Tom Casciato directed and produced two pieces for the second season of the Emmy Award-winnng climate change series, YEARS OF LIVING DANGEROUSLY. “Storms Of The Future” with Ian Somerhalder and Nikki Reed premieres Wednesday Nov. 2 on the National Geographic Channel.

May 10, 2016

THE ARMOR OF LIGHT premieres on PBS Independent Lens tonight

The Armor of Light, directed by Abigail Disney, co-directed and produced by Okapi’s Kathleen Hughes, premieres tonight on the PBS series Independent Lens. It will be followed by a town hall discussion led by NPR’s Michel Martin. More info here: http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/films/the-armor-of-light/

October 27, 2015

“Electrifying” says The Village Voice of THE ARMOR OF LIGHT

About Okapi Productions LLC

Welcome to the site of Tom Casciato, Kathleen Hughes and Okapi Productions. Award-winning filmmakers and television executives, Tom and Kathleen have created critically acclaimed nonfiction television programs that have appeared on network, cable, and public television. You can read our bios here, and check out some of the things the press has said about our work. You can also watch some of our programs, and we'll be adding more features and bringing you our latest news as well. And you can contact us at info@okapi.tv